Implement for attaching buttons



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IMPLEMENT FOR ATTAGHING BUTTONS. 1 v 110. 290,181. Patented-Dec, 11, 1883.

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J.-H.GOODFBLLOW.. IMPLEMENT FORATT'ACHING BUTTONS.

' No. 290,181. PatentedIDe0.-11,.1883 I wiiivwasm UNITED v STATES.

PATENT," O I E.

JOHN H.;eoonFnLLow, on 'rnonnnw YORK.

IMPLEMENT FOR ATTACHING BUTTONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,181, dated December 11, 1883.

Application filed June 14,1883. (No model.)

To all'who'm it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN H. GOODFELLOW, of the city of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New-York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Implements for Attaching Buttons to Shoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings...

My invention relates to improvements in implements for. attaching buttonsto shoes and similar articles by means of U shaped staples that extend through the eye of the button and placed in the upper j aw of an implement adapted to receive a U shaped staple, and the mechanism of the lower jaw spreads apart the legs thereof and turns outwardly and upwardly against the fabric in a linewith each other and its loop. j 1

My invention consists of a spring securely attached to the lower jaw at one end, and provided with a spring-controlled anvil, in which are deflecting-dies, the latter arranged to be presented to the face of the upper jaw, and the lower jaw provided with a front vertical slot in its extreme end sufficient to admit of the downward movement of said anvil, and also a curved upper face provided with suitable guide-dies acting in conjunction with the anvil, the latter to spread the staple legs apart, and the former to guide them outwardly and upwardly against the fabric at an acute angle from its loop and in a line with each other as they are pressed in position by the upper jaw.

It also consists of an implement having two jaws and a jointpivot, one of which is provided with means for holding a button and staple, and the other a yielding spring-controlled anvil having deflecting-dies in its upper face, controlled by a supporting-spring, and a curved upper face provided with guidedies therein, by which the staple-legs are forced and guided outwardly and upwardly as they spread across the face of the lower It also consists of agimplement having two jaws and a joint-pivot, one of which is provided with means for bending and clinching a staple, and the other asliding clamp mounted thereupon, and provided with means for gripping the loop of a staple on its inner sides,

in conjunction with an arched groove and i front vertical slot in the front end of the upper jaw, said clamp being manipulated by suitable leverage to firmly elampand hold the staple in a vertical. position between said clamp and end of the jaw thereof. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing my improved implement with part of the lower jaw removed, with spring 011 the lower jaw and clamping device closed against the end of the upper jaw. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing my clamping device opened ready to receive the button and staple hereinafter described; Fig. 3, a front elevation of the'upper and lower jaw with the clamping device and button omitted, leaving the staple in position over the spring-controlled anvil preparatory to being brought in contact there-' with. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the upper andjlow'er jaws, showing the position of the anvil and spring after the staple has been driven through the fabric and the legs turned outwardly and upwardly upon the curved face of the lower jaw. I Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the upper jaw and clamping device thereon spread apart, as seen in Figs. 2 and 8; Fig. 6, a plan view of the concave face of the lower jaw, anvil, and spring. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the forward portion of the convex face of the upper jaw. Fig. 8, Sheet 2, is an isometric'al View of my improved implement on a large scale,-with part of the sliding jaw and levers broken away; Fig. 9, a perspective view of the anvil and spring removed from the lower jaw; Fig. 10, a View of the forward end of the lower jaw; Fig. 11, a front elevation of the extreme end of the upper jaw; Fig. 12, a perspective view of the under side of the end of the upper jaw: Fig. 13, a view of the sliding jaw broken at its arms; and Fig. 14, a front elevation of the same, showing a staple and button in position over the grip-stud, hereinv A'is the upper jaw, having a front vertical slot, 1;, and arched groove 0, andtwo guidepockets, 0/ a, in its front end. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 8, 11, 12, Sheet '2.) The jaw is also provided with guideways 1" r in the top face. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 8.) Near the joint-pivot are made two supports, 3 8, (see Figs. 1, 3, and 8,) between which the lever a is pivoted, and by the link tthe lever and one end of the clamping device 9 are connected. Thelatter isprovided with two arches, g g", which rigidly eonnect at the front end by the cross-bar 7, forming that part of the clamping device extending in advance of thejaw A. (See Figs. 1, 2, and 5, Sheet 1, and S. 13, and 14, Sheet 2.) The object of these arches is to provide ample room for the passage of the button at either side of the jaw between the latter and said cross-bar. The latter is made to conform in outline to the front vertical section of that of the end of the jaw, and has provided on its inner side two guide-bolts, 2', a grip-stud, c, in the top of the latter, a shallow groove, 0, which partly divides it, and is only employed when it is desired to use a button in connection with the staple. The grip-stud 0 performs a distinctive function in the holding mechanism of the device, the working of which is as follows: The staple having been placed in the eye of the button, and the latter passed beneath the arch g or with the button flatwise in the slot 0 and the staple-loop in the arched groove 0, as shown, the lever a, 110w standing in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5, Sheet 1, and 8, Sheet 2, is then pressed forward, as seen in Fig. 1, thereby bringing the cross-bar 7 and end of thejawin. contact. The grip-stud c enters the staple-loop a on both sides of the button-eye, (see Fig. 14,) and forces the staple-loop firmly up into the arch-groove c. The bolt-studs i i engage into the sockets a a, thereby preventing any movement of the cross-bar when so locked. \Vhile the staple is thus held, it can be driven through the fabric, bent, and clinched without any apparent change of position in the jaw.

Another part of my invention is illustrated in the several figures, showing the lower jaw, B, to the lower side of which is securely attached the spring F by aserew, a". Near the joint-pivot 4 is a steady-pin, which enters the jaw through the end of the spring to prevent displacement of the latter. This springisshown so bent as to pass forward from its fastening beyond the extreme end of said jaw, thence up and over toward itself, so as to present the anvil P, which is preferably made on the free end thereof, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. Said anvil is provided with two wedge-like deflectors, a a, in its top face, which are larger at their top than at their extreme bottom, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, 6, Sheet 1, and 8 and 9, Sheet 2. This spring also has a double-yielding power. Thus while the main portion in the act of bending has a tendency to convey the anvil near the end of the jaw, and that portion to which the anvil is a part has a tendency to convey the anvil the reverse, thereby retaining the dies in their proper position below the upper jaw. J is a front vertical slot in the end of the lower jaw, (see Figs. 8, 10, Sheet 2,) dividing the same into the sides T T, which are concaved in their upper face, (see Figs. 3 and4;) and Y Y are two guide-dies arranged in a line with the deflectors a n of the anvil, which latter fit closely into the slot J that it may be capable of retreating therein, as shown in Fig. 4, when the spring F is overpressed by the upper jaw.

. The operation of this part of my invention is as follows: The staple having been placed in the eye of the button with the loop of the former parallel to the deflectors a a in thespringcontrolled anvil P and the button'above the slot 1;, with the said loop in the arched groove 0, and the buttoneye in the slotted recess of the upper jaw, the lever to is then pressed forward, which moves the cross-bar 7 of the clamping device g firmly against the staple and end of thejaw, and the grip-stud c pries beneath the staple-loop, crowding the latter upwardly into the arch-groove c. The staple thus held with their depending prongs directly over the deflectors n a in the anvil I, now standing in its normal position, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and S. The fabric being placed over the anvil and supported while being pierced, and the staple-legs spread apart upon the dies 11 nin a line with each other until the upper jaw, A, comes in contact therewith, overpowering the spring F, driving the anvil]? down into the slot J of the lower jaw, forcing the points of the staplelegs against the guide-dies YY in the curved face T T of the lower jaw, which they follow in an outward and upward course, as seen in Fig. 4, thereby bending the staple-legs at an acute angle from its loop against the fabric. hen the jaws are again opened, the spring returns the anvil to its normal posisition, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, 3, S.

In the holding mechanism of the upper jaw it will be seen that I do not depend upon the button for a means of holding a staple, as the latter may be held firmly without in the desired position, and were I to construct the device for holding the staple only, Ishould make the gripstud c to fill the staple-loop, and provide no room for the eye of the button as the groove 0 does provide in the center of said grip-stud. (See Figs. 5, Sheet 1, and 13 and 14, Sheet 2.)

The guide-bolts t i and sockets a a maybe dispensed with, as the grip-stud c performs the same function also as they do, and the former may be only needed where very heavy staples are used.

It is immaterial where the spring F is located and attached to the under jaw, whether it be between the upper and lower jaw or outside of the latter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In an implement for attaching buttons, a fnlcrumed upperjaw having means for holding a button and staple, in combination with a lowerj aw provided with asp rin gcontrolled wed geshaped anvil to spread the forks of the staple, substantially as described.

2. In abutton-attachingimplement, the c0111- bination of two jaws, one of which is provided with means for holding a button and staple,

and the other with a spring-controlled deflecting-anvil adapted to spread the forks of the staple and guide them in their outward course, the latter jaw acting independent of said anvil to set the staple firmly upon the fabric, substantially as described.

3. An implement for attaching buttons, having two jaws, A and B, and a movable anvil, P, provided with deflecting dies at n, and carried by a spring, F, secured to the lower jaw, 13, substantially as described.

4. In an implement for attaching buttons, the combination, with the upper jaw, A, having means for holding a. button and staple, of

. the lower jaw, 13, having the spring F attached thereto, and carrying the anvil P, formed in one piece with the spring, and provided with de fiectors n n,which are adapted to spread apart the legs of a staplepreparatory to being forced up against the fabric ina line with each other, substantially as shown and described.

5. In an implement for attaching buttons, the combination, with the upper jaw provided with means for holding a button and staple, of a movable anvil, P, and spring F, made in one piece, the former provided with deflecting-dies n n for. spreading and guiding the legs of a staple into the guide-dies Y Y in the curved faces T T of the lower jaw, by which they are clinched in a line with each other, substantially as described.

6. In an implement for attaching buttons, the combination, with the jaw A, provided with means for holding a button and staple, substantially as described, of the lower jaw provided with a slot, J, in its end, forming the sides T T, having curved upper 'faces, in which are guide-dies Y Y, said jaw provided with the spring F and anvil P, and dies at n, all constructed and arranged to operate as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In an implement for attaching buttons, the combination, with the jaw A, provided with a front vertical slot, 12, and arch-groove c, 'of a clamping device provided with the gripstud c, and means for opening and closing the cross-bar 7 against the end of the jaw and within the staple-loop, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 8th day of June, 1883.

JOHN H. GOODFELLOW.

Witnesses:

A. E. PRENTISS, S. H. BEEBE. 

